DuPage County
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Girls basketball: Naperville Central hands Waubonsie Valley 1st loss, takes DVC lead behind big games from Kritzer, JonesJan 15, 2026 10:29 pm - It’s not easy to overlook the 6-foot-4 Annabelle Kritzer on the basketball court, yet most eyes were on two of the top players in the state Thursday night as Naperville C...
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Girls basketball: Strong finish lifts DuKane-leading Lake Park over St. Charles NorthJan 15, 2026 9:52 pm - Lake Park coach Bob Reibel usually doesn’t sleep much after games. He certainly felt that would be the case after Thursday’s DuKane Conference game against St. Charles No...
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Interstate shootings drop to 6-year low, state police sayJan 15, 2026 8:39 pm - Shootings on interstate highways in Illinois in 2025 were the lowest since 2019, according to state police.
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‘Taking money and throwing it into a fire pit’: School districts struggling with property tax distribution delaysJan 15, 2026 7:45 pm - Several suburban school superintendents told the Cook County Board Thursday their districts are hurting financially because of delays in receiving revenue from property tax collections.
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Bowl season was kind to area football playersJan 15, 2026 6:26 pm - It was another strong bowl season for local football players.
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Campaign launched to provide information on battery disposal sites, safetyJan 15, 2026 5:51 pm - In light of a new Illinois law expanding access to safely dispose of batteries, the National Waste & Recycling Foundation has launched a battery safety campaign to make it as easy as possible to find disposal sites.
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Investigation reveals several Cook County employees falsified PPP loan applicationsJan 15, 2026 5:46 pm - The Cook County Independent Inspector General has concluded investigations of 18 mostly former employees who were accused of violating county employment policies and some were found to have falsified federal documents to obtain Paycheck Protection Program loans totaling a combined $329,500.
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Man accused of driving stolen truck to Target, stealing itemsJan 15, 2026 5:06 pm - A man on electronic monitoring in a burglary case has now been charged with illegally possessing two guns and a stolen motor vehicle, plus driving the vehicle to a Target store and stealing items.
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Aurora man accused of fleeing from police in a stolen vehicleJan 15, 2026 3:40 pm - An Aurora man is being kept in jail pretrial on charges that he possessed a stolen vehicle and fled police.
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Schaumburg to hold Community Blood Drive TuesdayJan 15, 2026 2:29 pm - The village of Schaumburg encourages the public to participate in the next Community Blood Drive from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1320 W. Schaumburg Road in Schaumburg.